Nashville Therapy Pets

Music City Love on a Leash

A Therapy Pet’s Job

Therapy pets and their handlers visit nursing homes, hospitals and schools to provide smiles and emotional support. Read more →

Meet Local Volunteers

Music City Love on a Leash therapy pets visit Nashville and surrounding area facilities on a regular basis. Read more →

Ready to Make a DIfference?

A therapy pet can be a dog, cat or rabbit of any size, breed, color, shape, or gender. The most important factor is personality. Read more →

Our group visits an elementary classroom of special needs children located in a Nashville public school once a month. The staff and students really enjoy it! They use the dogs to motivate communication, fine motor skills, good behavior and all sorts of things. It is also extra special since they are the only room we see there!

– Music City LOAL volunteer team: Amy & Coale

Special Thank You Notes

Volunteering with Music City LOAL has been such a joy! The dogs enjoy their work and leave an immediate impact on the people we visit. I’m proud to share my girl Glitter with the community! She has a purpose, the patients and children we visit have something to look forward to, and I have made many new friends in the process.

– Music City LOAL volunteer team: Catherine & Glitter

What a JOY!

Nashville Therapy Pets

Music City Love on a Leash® is committed to bringing comfort, happiness, and healing to the Nashville community by increasing public awareness of pet-provided therapy. Our volunteer organization provides an accessible certification process that allows qualified therapy teams to provide effective pet-provided therapy services in and around Middle Tennessee.